Sounds like they’re working him pretty hard from these two letters. Not sure exactly what he’s doing, but it sounds like he’s probably still helping get all the papers organized as he mentioned in his last few letters. I was amazed by his comment in the first letter that his mom (my grandma Zoe) was [...]
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Too darn tired, Feb 26 & 28, 1945
Posted in Feb 1945, Holland, WWII letters, WWII memoir, WWII memories on September 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Across the Roer, Feb 21 & 24, 1945
Posted in Feb 1945, Holland, WWII letters, WWII memoir, WWII memories on September 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In his second letter, Dad outlines more of what’s going on in the war, with the continued hope, of course, that’s it’s coming near the end! “OUR BOYS ARE FINALLY ACROSS THE ROER AND ON THE WAY.” I did some research on the net and found several links to what was going on during this [...]
Message Center Chief, Feb 15 & 18, 1945
Posted in Feb 1945, WWII letters, WWII memoir, WWII memories on September 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It appears that Dad has finally found a job he’s really excited about and refers to himself at the end of the second letter as having been given the distinction of “Message Center Chief”! This must have made him very happy! He has been given the job of sorting through reams of secret documents and [...]
